by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 24, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Dam Fill Rates Lag as Citrus Production Expected to Drop 20% Summary: This week, local agricultural labor union officials in Nabeul reported that citrus production is expected to fall by as much as 20% due to lack of water as well as disease. Nabeul has...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 18, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Agricultural Indicators Point to Flagging Production Summary: On 19 May 2023, an agricultural union official announced that Tunisia will likely need to import about 95% of its grains during the coming harvest season as production drops due to the ongoing...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 13, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fruit Harvest Down 24% as Climate Impacts are Realized Summary: The 2022-2023 fruit season has seen a 24% drop in national production from past years, shining an additional spotlight on the impacts of Tunisia’s multi-year drop in rainfall. According to an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 31, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Rationing to Begin as Drought Threatens Potable Supply Summary: On 31 March 2023, the head of SONEDE, the government agency responsible for the water distribution system, announced on a radio program that water rationing would begin across the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 9, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Multi-Year Drop in Rainfall Threatens Crops, Livelihoods Summary: As Tunisia enters a third winter of below-average rainfalls, a country-wide drought continues to threaten the upcoming harvests upon which many rural residents depend for their livelihoods....
